The debut of the full-release version of an open-source browser that can actually challenge Microsoft's Internet Explorer has been cause for celebration among open-source advocates. Read more here.
I've started a new project which is turning out to be much more successful than I had hoped. It's called the V-Strom Owners Map Project and it's located at http://www.beens.org/v-strom/ . [ direct link to map ] Basically, anyone that owns a V-Strom sends me their location (city is okay, postal/zip code is better) and I plot it on a map. To assure everyone's privacy, I have a strict policy where I state that I will never release any personal information that has been disclosed to me to anyone. The problem is, some V-Strom owners want to be able to use the map to hook up with other V-Strom owners. (Actually, this isn't a problem, this is great!) So, here's my solution. If you are willing to share your personal information (anything you want: name, address, phone #, email address, anything...), then add a comment to this blog entry, with the number that you are on the map. Thank you to everyone for the kind feedback for this project, and I hope the blog part of t...
As I was contemplating this summer's ride I realized I never updated my trip log map using the new states I travelled through last summer. I only added a few, but here's the updated map. This summer I expect to take care of most of the states in the south-west.
What's the point of the app if it can't connect to the server? Scotia Bank, you should have learned from your mistakes of the previous years and supplied adequate server capacity and bandwidth. Thankfully there were paper maps of the Nuit Blanche exhibits available, but in many instances it wasn't accurate nor provided adequate details to find the exhibits. Scotia Bank, for the resources you have available to you, you should be embarrassed by this. Really, how much extra would it have cost to supply a few extra web servers and rent some extra bandwidth?
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